NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       mkfifo [OPTION] NAME...

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Create named pipes (FIFOs) with the given NAMEs.

       -m, --mode=MODE
	      set permission mode (as in chmod), not a=rw - umask

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT    [Toc]    [Back]

       Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  full  documentation  for mkfifo is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and mkfifo programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
       the command

	      info mkfifo

       should give you access to the complete manual.



mkfifo (fileutils) 4.1		  March 2002			     MKFIFO(1)